The abort
method aborts the read operation. Upon return, the readyState
will be DONE
.
Syntax
instanceOfFileReader.abort();
Exceptions
DOM_FILE_ABORT_ERR
- Thrown when
abort
is called while no read operation is in progress (that is, the state isn'tLOADING
).
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
File API The definition of 'abort()' in that specification. |
Working Draft | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
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Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
abort | Chrome Full support 7 | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support 3.6 | IE Full support 10 | Opera Full support 11 | Safari Full support 6 | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support 32 | Opera Android Full support 11 | Safari iOS Full support 6.1 | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support